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If you’re one of the people who grumbled after hearing that the Fantasia: Music Evolved video game would be featuring contemporary pop music, there’s some good news. Wired is reporting that “Night on Bald Mountain”—famous for being in the ending sequence from the 1940 Fantasia animated movie—will be in the game, along with other classical…

Daredevil Gets Emotional in My Favorite Comics Panel This Week

Daredevil: End of Days #8 Daredevil’s a superhero who’s constantly in thrall to his emotions It often seems like Matt Murdock’s passion is in control of him and not the other way around. In this issue of potst-mortem miniseries, we see the Devil’s emotions in a calmer, more poignant light. I recently started co-worker Tina…

Luke Schneider of RadianGames makes great mobile games but they haven’t been available on Android. Until now. Schneider’s bringing his excellent Tetris-alike Slydristo Google Play, with other games like the very good Bombcats and Inferno+ to follow. He’ll be bringing some of the RadianGames catalog to Ouya, too.

If nothing else, The Witness—the next title from Braid creator Jonathan Blow—is going to be meticulously detailed. After offering insight about the footsteps, a new development blog post talks about the trees going into the puzzle-exploration game.

Why Voice Actors Matter

If Ubisoft wanted me to pay loads of money for Splinter Cell: Blacklist DLC, then they’d offer an audio track of Michael Ironside doing all the Sam Fisher dialogue. Charge me $20. I’d pay it. Seriously. Back when the first Splinter Cell game came out, I never thought I’d ever care about what Sam Fisher…

The Next Game from the ‘Splosion Man Folks Is an Xbox One Launch Title

Updates about LocoCycle—the next game from the creators of The Maw and The Gunstringer—have been few and far in between. But it looks like we’ll be seeing more of the vehicular adventure next week since LocoCycle has been confirmed as an Xbox One launch title. The game’s going to be on the 360, too, but…

This Novel Might Have the Most Neurotic Superhero Origin Story Ever

Superheroes don’t start out super. It’s a hoary trope that’s a key part of every adventurer’s origin story. Superheroes don’t have to be penciled onto the printed page, either. In the right hands, words alone can make the powers and responsibilities of a gifted protector come to life in a mind of a reader. League…

That previously announced Scorpion DLC for the Injustice superhero fighting game will be out next week on June 11th. It’ll cost 400 MS Microsoft Points on Xbox Live or $4.99 on PlayStation Network.

People Lost All of These Gaming Systems on the New York City Subway

I’ve lived in New York City my entire life and I’ve never lost anything terribly significant in the city’s underground subways. A scarf or a hat, maybe. Never lost a phone but I understand why that would suck. But losing an entire Xbox 360 console? That would be the worst. And, as you can see…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: DanimalCart think that this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo is one to be excited about. PyramidHeadCrab keeps on asking about favorite things in various categories; this time, he wants to know your most beloved video game console. And GiantBoyDetective regales readers with a rundown of obscure…

As Expected, Francis Is Not Happy at All About Today’s Xbox One News

Think you’re mad about tonight’s flood of controversial news from Microsoft about the Xbox One? Your rage pales next to Francis’ fury. Francis’ reaction to the unveiling of Microsoft’s next home game console was something to see. But, in this one, he takes the current-gen Kinect into his big, meaty hands and tries to break…

It’s a Game Console. It’s Art. It’s Both.

The PS4. The Xbox One. The Ouya. The Game Stick. 2013’s turning out to be the year for all sorts of new hardware to come out of hiding. And now those systems are joined by the most mysterious and colorful one of all: the iam8bit Entertainment System. Want to know the hardware specs? You’ll need…

Here’s How the Video Game Comics of the Future Will Probably Look

I have a little guilt over it but I’m doing most of my comics reading on an iPad nowadays. While the convenience is great and the work can look better on the screen than in print, it’s a little weird that comics are still so static on smart devices. Comics legend Jim Lee thinks so…

Portal 2’s PS3 Version Gets New, Free Co-Op DLC Today

A while back, Sixense Studios delivered the InMotion DLC—which consisted of a bunch of new levels optimized for for the system’s Move controller—to the PS3 version of Portal 2. Now, that version of Valve’s hit sequel will be getting new co-op content, rolling out to today as a free update. You’ll be able to play…

In case you missed it, here’s the Mega64 spoof of that super-serious, emo-vampire trailer for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2.

Good News: You Won’t Have to Re-Sync Your Xbox One Controller As Much

We’ve already gotten a good look at some new features of the Xbox One controller, like the improved analog sticks, difference in grip texture and new trigger feedback. There’s even more info in a new post on the Xbox news site. But the thing that excites me the most is the fact that you won’t…

New Wolfenstein Trailer Shows Nazis in the White House and on the Moon [UPDATE]

What if the Beatles were Nazis? That’s just one of the questions that live-action+CG+gameplay trailer for theWolfenstein: The New Order reboot brings up. The clip has some fun perverting some of the 20th Century’s best known photographs and shows us that the Nazis’ domination over the rest of the world is pretty all-encompassing. UPDATE: This…

Smash Bros. Lead Developer Says We’ll Be Seeing New Video Next Week

Earlier today, Masahiro Sakurai sent out a tweet saying that new video from the upcoming installment of the Nintendo all-star fighting franchise will be debuting on June 11. Translation by Kotaku East’s Toshi Nakamura: “Notice: On the June 11th 11PM Nintendo Direct, the first footage of the new Smash Bros will be aired for the…

Consider #lessonsfromz Free Advice on How Not To Run a Gaming Company

Scott Jon Siegel knows Zynga from the inside out. The game designer was at the casual game company as they grew to becoming a buzzed-about company, working on titles like Café World and Scramble. He left a while back and is now at PopCap Games. Like lots of other game creators, he looked on with…

This Is Why Remember Me Is a Great Piece of Science Fiction

Maybe you’re on the fence about Remember Me, the cyberpunk action/platformer hybrid that came out this week. Critical reaction to the Capcom published has been all over the map but Kotaku video editor Chris Person and I found a lot to like about it. In the video above, we talk about Remember Me as an…